TLDR: Build.Cash will help you BUILD trust in BCH projects and developers by holding them accountable to their own roadmaps. To help make this a reality consider helping found Build.Cash here on Flipstarter.
As a supporter or user of BCH, you have probably run into the same problem as many of us; Information and resources are scattered all over the place. There are so many projects and people involved that it is impossible to keep track of all the exciting things that are happening.
Even when you hear about a cool new project or tech, it is difficult to remember the name or even where to find the information you read before somewhere.
Services like Twitter and Reddit are great in their own respects however they are somewhat ephemeral in nature as the “time line” of each platform advances moment by moment. Leaving information you read just an hour ago often buried under a pile of new information and difficult to even search for due to major platforms algorithms assuming they know what you want.
On services like Discord and Telegram we often see comments like “Can anyone tell me what is the best resource for listing all open source BCH github repos / projects for developers?” or “Can anyone tell me if there is a project that can….”
Imagine now that you could search for every project in the BCH network, by its name, developer or even its category. Perhaps you read about a side project a developer was working on but can not remember the name of it. Wouldn't it be convenient to have a list of projects that the talented people in the BCH network have worked on under their name?
With Build.Cash this will be possible. Not only will you be able to do searches for this up to date information but you will also be able to read the “news” section of projects most recently updated.
It will be somewhat easy to stay up to date on the developments of the projects you are interested in all in one place.
Donations
Some of us in the BCH community make a big effort to donate to projects that we use and want to see continue to be developed or even just available. Projects and developers will have the option to list their own donation addresses on Build.Cash. This will allow them to accept anonymous donations to addresses that they 100% control, from any standard BCH wallet, completely free and non-custodial. Projects and developers will also be able to list funding goals, sort of like Kickstarter, that will allow end users to know not only what they intend to build but also how close they are to making that goal a reality. While we love Flipstarter and hope to incorporate it into Build.Cash in the future, it is difficult for the end user who only has a mobile phone wallet to quickly donate to the projects they love and want to support. Build.Cash will make donations as quick and easy as scanning a QR code.
For example the Build.Cash project page looks like this:
Trust Building
In an effort to build social trust in projects and developers that choose to accept donations, we will be doing follow up with the projects and developers who set goals. If they say they need 100BCH to complete project X by September next year we will keep everyone updated as to whether or not that goal was met. While this will not allow you to get a refund or anything similar, it will help people decide if future donations are worth while or not. Our main goal at Build.Cash is the sharing of information in the BCH network. This includes our in house research of the projects and developers ability to execute their own plans effectively.
Project leads will be verified via so that we can be as certain as possible the information comes from the source. Much like the twitter “Verified” badge, project pages maintained by verified devs will feature a “Verified” badge.
Community Building - International Communities
One of the major problems I see constantly in the BCH community is its lack of cross border communication. There is a huge gap and lack of communication between the three major language groups using BCH. A huge issue we have is the fact that the majority of mining is done by companies that speak languages that are different than most protocol developers. One of the stretch goals of Build.Cash is to offer the site translated into both Japanese and Chinese and hopefully creating a stronger global network with deeper connections.
It is my hope that further translations of the site will be made available in the future however Japanese and Chinese will be given priority.
Information
The most important aspect of Build.Cash however is sharing and ease of access to information.
By having the ability to search for a project, see how awesome it is, how well they are maintaining their road-map, reaching their goals, how much funding they need (if any) and then clicking on the name of anyone involved to see the other cool things they are working on, all on one site will ease the burden of everyone involved.
For example the basic info of the Build.Cash project page looks like this:
Build.Cash will also have a “Featured” project that rotates. This is will not be a paid promotion but a project that we think is fun/interesting/new/important and could use some more eyes on it.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
If you think this project should be funded please feel free to pledge on our Flipstarter here.
If you would prefer to make a direct donation to get this project off the ground you can donate here: qzckpuqaku2qlrk2euqj6jwgtv87h02a0c0sasf5js
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